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The Runaway Bride (A Captive Flame Book 1)

It’s the day of her wedding, and Rhonda Klass is anything but excited. Sitting in a bar, downing shots, contemplating married life, she makes a decision; one that will change the direction of her life forever.

Impulsive as ever, she sneaks onto a nearby private runaway, and stows away on a private jet. Planning to bluff her way around as a flight attendant, she overlooked one thing: the reclusive and enigmatic billionaire Krystopher Danes knows his flight attendants by name…

I picked this one up because it was free…and it sounded good…and it said it was a novel about a runaway bride and the Dominant billionaire who she becomes involved with when she hides in his private jet. Well to be honest it started off that way…however, it was not a complete novel but part of another series and ends on a CLIFFHANGER. It was not mentioned at all in the synopsis that it was not a standalone and I have said this many times before…full disclosure is appreciated before I read anything. I am an avid reader of all things that are edgy, gritty, dark/romantic/erotic/suspenseful and yet, I am not a fan of the serials and will not read them unless I know going in what to expect. Consider this my PSA to other readers =)This book started off light and funny…Rhonda, a bride-to-be is sitting in the hotel bar throwing back alcohol and trying to decide if she wants to go through with her wedding to a “nice guy” with a good job and who treats her kindly. Something is missing though, so she does the stupid thing, ditches the wedding and sneaks into the luggage hold of a private jet. Enter Krystopher…who takes this discovery as an opportunity to start playing Master/Slave with Rhonda and that’s when the novella becomes just erotica with very little storyline.This would be more of an adult bedtime story in my opinion and although entertaining for what it is, I wish more of the struggles between Rhonda and Krystopher were explored and especially when a third party comes into the picture, and the story just abruptly ends at the really good part (not the sex but the conflict), I felt cheated.If you like a lot of kink and BDSM with your sex scenes, this book is for you since it is heavy on action and light on plot so far.

Urgh. This guy is nothing less than abusive. And yes, I know that this is supposed to be a BDSM book, and that’s all fine. But where’s the respect for the woman in the sex scenes? The option to refuse? A safe word? Aftercare? Thanking her for her surrender and submission? Making her feel safe before, during, and after?

None of the above occur. NONE. In the end, it’s just some rich guy with a big dick tying up, beating, and then abandoning a woman. Yeah, I said ‘abandoned’. He chains her up, naked, then walks out the door for hours.

The story line lacked substance. It wasn’t well thought out, leading to paragraphs of rambling and lots of repetition. The characters were shallow & easily forgettable. In summary not a series I would consider following further.